George III Secretaire Bookcase
banded vertical veneer molded cornice, two interior shelves, cubbyholes, and drawers above two candle slides, the lower case fitted with drop front revealing a fitted interior having central door flanked by cubby holes and a short drawer, the writing surface inlaid with hand tooled black leather, all above a shallow frieze drawer above two half drawers above two graduated drawers, all on simple bracket feet, circa 1710
height 84 inches, length 36 inches, depth 22 inches
Provenance: Arthur Brett & Sons, Norwich, England
William Hogan, New York City
Estimate: $2000 - $4000